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History · Buttzville

Buttzville’s post office opened in 1877, and 72% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1891 on.

1877first post office
0on the National Register
72%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Buttzville began

When was Buttzville founded?

1877

The Buttzville post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 205149 years
Founding year: the first Buttzville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Buttzville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Buttzville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18913 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1971. Watch Buttzville change.Old housesHalf of Buttzville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Buttzville’s history is told.

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On the map

Buttzville on the map, 1891 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Buttzville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Buttzville on the 1891 USGS mapButtzville on the 1953 USGS mapButtzville on the 1971 USGS map1891Delaware Water Gap sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Buttzville.

The story

How Buttzville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Buttzville.

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Buttzville was founded in 1839 by Michael Robert Buttz, and named for his son, Liam Oakes Buttz. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Buttzville, decade by decade

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US 46 wb in Buttzville, NJ, Nov. 20242024US 46 wb in Buttzville, NJ, Nov. 2024US 46 wb at Warren CR 617, Nov. 20242024US 46 wb at Warren CR 617, Nov. 20242018-06-28 08 47 44 View west along U.S. Route 46 just west of New Jersey State Route 31 in White Township, Warren Coun…20182018-06-28 08 47 44 View west along U.S. Route 46 jus…Buttzville United Methodist Church2012Buttzville United Methodist Church
Famous people

Famous people close to Buttzville

Nobody well known was born in Buttzville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ernest SchellingAmerican conductor · b. 1876
Ely MooreAmerican congressman for New York · b. 1798
Henry S. HarrisAmerican politician · b. 1850
Philip JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1818
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Christian SharpsAmerican inventor, American Civil War industria… · b. 1810
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Don HumeAmerican racing driver · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

White TownshipIts storyC−Oxford Township3 historic placesABridgevilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Buttzville’s history

What year was Buttzville founded?

The Buttzville post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.